#spiritual training

[miami-sunshine99]

How to See - Training & Live Discussions!

I am so excited to announce that Blake Healy is now offering training and live discussions on How to See in the Unseen Realm! Blake has written a very helpful and inspiring book on this topic called The Veil – you can read my review (with excerpts) here. People LOVE his book and how down to earth he is about a topic that can get kind of weird (right?). So I am thrilled that he is now taking his…

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[planetdharma]

Dharma Training, Engagement and Social Business 

Any good spiritual training incorporates the training that has already occurred. The family home trains us for our social milieu; if we attend church, synagogue, mosque or temple, we receive training regarding morals and ethics; school trains us in preparation for work; while at our jobs we’re trained to deliver a product or service. In the past, spirituality trained us for something ‘unseen’, and in contemporary times its connections to the rest of life may be less apparent. However, if we could make the transcendental experience a deliverable, we’d transform our work, environment and society in very positive ways.

Since we spend most of our time at work, naturally it’s where many of our personal as well as professional issues arise. And what qualities do we need at work? Reliability, responsibility, functionality, honesty, boundary recognition, social skills, adaptability, trainability and the ability to make use of inevitable conflicts to further the welfare of the organization and its people.

These are the same values we need in our spiritual training. Curiously, in our personal lives these traits tend to get put on the back burner. When we’re having downtime, so is our training. But if we rely too much on habit and familiar patterns, we won’t build enough energy to make breakthroughs in our spiritual unfoldment.

Free time ‘volunteer’ mentality and mindlessness

Free time is often associated with rest and not needing to think about or do anything in particular. This may mean we get mindless (the opposite of mindful), which can make us feel needy or poorly, leading to a scarcity mind state. If one of the unintended consequences of free time were believing that it should be mindless, and if we volunteer during our free time, we may bring that mindless state to our volunteer work – not so useful for the organization. For this reason, many organizations claim that most volunteers require more energy than they contribute.

Perhaps one reason we may tend to get mindless in our free time is that work can feel extractive rather than empowering. We might feel more used than part of a valued, constructive team. As long a business’s motivation remains largely about profits, this situation is unlikely to change for most of us. This is one reason why the emergence of social business or sustainable business is such an important breakthrough in the evolution of human society. Feeling engaged and empowered at work helps support us being that way when we’re not at work too.

Source URL: https://www.planetdharma.com/the-dharma-of-work-part-3/

[river-in-the-woods]

The importance of daily practice

As I progress on my path, it becomes clearer to me that the importance of a daily practice cannot be understated. It’s not just about starting or ending the day right, but to show the spirits that you’re serious, and to open up possibilities. 

There are three main things I believe a daily practice should include: protection, offerings, and spiritual training. 

Protection includes any methods contributing to your well-being. Cleansing, banishing, blessings, prayers. I group these together because they all serve the purpose of spiritual healthcare. 

Daily offerings are for the benefit of your allies. The gods, spirits, familiars who are currently in your life, and those who have the potential to be. Building relationships is key, and gestures of good will and hospitality can get you far on the path. Keep them simple: candlelight, incense and fresh water placed on the altar daily, and a spoken invitation to all well-intentioned spirits. Large, elaborate offerings are for allies who have proven their dedication to you, but small acts of charity and sincere kindness for strangers are also a form of spiritual protection in themselves.

Spiritual training covers spells, rituals and divination, but it can also be as simple as visualisations and meditation. Anything that refines your mind, will and spirit. Certain gifts and blessings from the gods and spirits depend on how well you are able to receive them. There needs to be consistent, continuous effort to cultivate your abilities. This is true for all skills; to do or learn anything you need the proper foundations. 

[your-heart-is-a-treasure]

“Do not despair. Instead of enjoying ourselves while sitting in a position of authority that is based on defamation and betrayal, it is far more valuable to be thrown into a dark dungeon and be with Al-Haqq.”

- Ertugrul Bey

[spritualmindcenter]

Have you been dealing with life’s ups and downs? Look at what can help.

Spiritual training is an integral part of everyone’s lives as it can cultivate compassion for others. Moreover, you can deal with every curveball life throws at you with a personal spiritual growth plan. You can spread kindness and improve your daily choices if you indulge in proper spiritual training. It harmoniously aligns all chakras and helps you deal with difficult situations and live a positive life. The use of rational emotive spiritual therapy and psycho spiritual training can help you achieve goals and grow as a person.

[life-in-the-freefall]

Bismillahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim

*On Spiritual Training*

There are three ways that knowers reach their knowledge:

1. Contemplation

2. Vision

3. Reckoning

In the state of *contemplation* the seeker forgets the created and remembers only the Creator.

In the state of *vision* inspirations from the unseen come to the heart of the seeker accompanied by two states: contraction and expansion.

In the condition of *contraction*, the vision is of Majesty, and in the state of expansion the vision is of Beauty.

In the state of *reckoning* the seeker evaluates every hour that has passed: was he in complete Presence with Allah or in complete presence with the world?

The seeker in this way must be busy in rejecting evil whisperings and the ego's insinuations. He might reject them before they reach him; or he might reject them after they reach him but before they control him. Another seeker, however, might not reject them until after they reach him and control him. He cannot get any fruit, because at that time it is impossible to take the whisperings out of the heart.

From the teaching of Grand Shaykh Muhammad Bahauddin Shah Naqshband QaddassAllahu Sirrahu (Alyaa Rehma)

[mattogradycoaching]

Spiritual training may involve meditation, but it’s about so much more than simply mastering the art of reflection. Meditation, as a part of spiritual training, can help lower stress levels and as a result, reduce the anxiety felt by many people.

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